Rich Weiddeman​
Golden Gate National Recreation Area Spokesman, Oversees Alcatraz

“High name recognition strong selling point for Alcatraz. Sing Sing has high name recognition. It could be an asset that Sing Sing is still active”

Phil Reisman
​The Journal News

“… a lot of smart people seem to think the Sing Sing museum is a good idea.” 

Dennis Murray
Co-Chair, Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council

"Rather than sending people up the river  for prison, we hope tourists will come up the river to see this project.”

Dr. Brent D. Glass 
Director Emeritus, Smithsonian National Museum of American History and Senior Advisor to the Sing Sing Prison Museum Project

“Upon completion, the Sing Sing Prison Museum aspires to join the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, a worldwide network of historic sites and museums that encourage awareness and empathy, promote civic engagement, and raise important questions about justice and injustice. By calling attention to the complex history of crime and punishment, this new museum will challenge visitors to think about issues that are both timeless and timely. In many ways, the history of Sing Sing is disturbing and dark; however, there are examples of progressive reform and, today, a culture of change that is transforming life within the prison walls.”​

Martin F. Horn
Distinguished Lecturer in Corrections at John Jay College, CUNY, and former Commissioner of the New York City Departments of Corrections and Probation

"Sing Sing is the quintessential representation of American prisons. It brings us back to the very roots  of the way in which we punish people and  administer criminal justice in the United States. It takes us back to the  beginnings of the country."

Sean Pica,
Co-founder, Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison

"The Sing Sing Prison Museum will help bring more visibility to our mission: providing college education, life skills, and re-entry support to people incarcerated at Sing Sing and other prisons across New York.”

​Michael Devonshire
Director of Conservation, Jan Hird Pokorny Associates

“The Powerhouse presents itself as a near-perfect building for  adaptive reuse as an interpretive and education center . . . The soaring spaces, large light entry points and proximity to the cell block  make this an ideal center from which to view and interpret this site. This is an amazing wealth of building that you possess.”
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